Privacy Policy
Effective Date: March 1, 2025
At Voices of Emergence (voicesofemergence.com), your privacy is important to us. This policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and your rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Who We Are
Voices of Emergence is a podcast platform featuring conversations on transformation, regeneration, and emergence.
Website: https://voicesofemergence.com
Contact Email: [email protected]
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Contact Form
When you contact us through our website form, we collect your name, email address, and message content. This information is used solely for responding to your inquiry and is not shared with third parties for marketing purposes.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images on the website.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, provide essential site functionality, and analyze traffic. Some cookies are necessary for the website to function properly, while others help us improve our content and community.
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If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.
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A temporary cookie is set on the login page to determine if your browser accepts cookies; it contains no personal data.
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Login cookies last for two days (or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected). Screen options cookies last one year.
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Editing or publishing an article stores an additional cookie in your browser, which expires after 1 day.
For more information, please consult our Cookie Policy.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles and posts may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, podcasts). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if you visited the external website.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content, particularly if you have an account and are logged in to those websites (e.g., YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts).
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We may also use automated spam detection services for visitor comments.
How Long We Retain Your Data
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Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely.
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Contact form submissions are retained for as long as needed to respond to inquiries.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
Under GDPR, you have the right to:
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Request access to your personal data.
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Request correction or deletion of your data.
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Withdraw consent for processing where applicable.
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Request restriction of processing.
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Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
You can make these requests by contacting us at [email protected]
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact form submissions are delivered to our internal email system and are not shared externally.
Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
We process your personal data on the following legal bases:
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Consent: when you submit information via our contact form or comment fields.
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Legitimate Interest: for site security, spam prevention, and website functionality.
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Legal Obligation: where required to comply with law.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
